Longevity and Mortality Investor Releases September 2026 Issue

New issue explores life settlement awareness, pension risk transfer competition, Bermuda sidecars and private credit resilience.

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, September 9, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Life settlement awareness, increasing competition in pension risk transfer, rapid growth in Bermuda’s life and annuity sidecar market and the resilience of private credit portfolios are among the topics explored in the September 2026 issue of Longevity and Mortality Investor (LMI).

Coinciding with Life Insurance Awareness Month in the US, the latest edition examines why life settlements are often absent from wider awareness campaigns and why education remains a year-round priority for the sector. Neal Jacobs of Coventry, Rob Haynie of Life Insurance Settlements and Bryan Nicholson of the Life Insurance Settlement Association share their perspectives.

The September issue also looks at increased competition for UK defined benefit pension scheme de-risking business, where insurers are increasingly offering value-added incentives to attract trustees and sponsors. Alan Pickering of BESTrustees and Darren Masters of Capital Cranfield discuss the impact of these offerings as buy-out timetables and costs evolve.

In the US pension risk transfer market, a slowdown in activity has resulted in more insurers bidding for individual transactions, including opportunities outside their traditional areas of focus. Alex Gagnon of Banner Life and William Penn and Jake Pringle of Milliman discuss the changing competitive environment and the growth of pension buy-ins.

Elsewhere, LMI examines new Morningstar DBRS research showing that Bermuda’s life and annuity sidecar market has grown almost four-fold over the past four years, highlighting the continuing convergence between alternative asset managers and the life insurance sector.

This month’s Q&A features Mitchell Schepps, Senior Managing Director at Aon, discussing how US insurers, reinsurers and corporate sponsors are reshaping balance sheets, modelling capabilities and risk transfer strategies to manage longevity exposure.

The issue also considers S&P Global Ratings research indicating that private credit allocations held by UK bulk purchase annuity insurers demonstrate significant resilience when stress-tested against historical market shocks.

Legal developments are also covered, including the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit’s decision affirming that a $4 million life insurance policy was void from inception as an illegal stranger-originated life insurance arrangement.

The full September 2026 digital edition is available now at www.lminvestor.com.

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